At 2130 Central time, the aircraft was substantially damaged during a forced landing in a field following loss of engine power. Visual conditions prevailed. The Commercial pilot and passenger reported no injuries. The pilot later stated that the engine began to lose power while en route. He contacted ATC and declared an emergency and then made an emergency landing in an open field. The airplane collided with a ditch on landing rollout, and nosed over inverted.
March 7, 2006, Wetumpka, Ala. / Ercoupe E
At 2130 Central time, the aircraft was substantially damaged during a forced landing in a field following loss of engine power. Visual conditions prevailed. The Commercial pilot and passenger reported no injuries. The pilot later stated that the engine began to lose power while en route. He contacted ATC and declared an emergency and then made an emergency landing in an open field. The airplane collided with a ditch on landing rollout, and nosed over inverted....
Key Takeaways:
- An aircraft sustained substantial damage during a forced landing in a field due to an en-route loss of engine power, after the commercial pilot declared an emergency with ATC.
- Despite the airplane colliding with a ditch and nosediving inverted during rollout, both the pilot and passenger reported no injuries, and visual conditions prevailed during the incident.
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